Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts
Reginald Lucien Frank Roger "Reggie" Wattsis an American musician, singer, beatboxer, actor, and comedian. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth23 March 1972
CityStuttgart, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
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When in doubt, zoom out.
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I was in punk rock bands, heavy metal bands, world music bands, jazz groups, any type of music that would take me. I just love music.
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I'm not into looking crisp. That's not how I dress or who I am.
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I wear the same pants, same shirt and same shoes every day. I learned it from the greats, like Einstein. It's a uniform essentially.
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I always did music, but music is an easier thing for me. Making videos and doing comedy things was more of a challenge, so I was more interested in that. Music is a little bit more automatic.
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My mom was a pretty hard worker. She worked her ass off, but I'd say we were middle class. I had a car in high school, so I loved the idea that I could mimic this lifestyle.
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As long as I have a good time, the audience usually has a good time.
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I guess, in a way, I grew up mixed race: half white, half black. That question's always been on my mind: 'What are you? Are you this or that? Are you a white dude or are you a black dude?' In a strange way, music and comedy is kind of the same thing. I'm both.They're just different modes of expression.
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I don't really like to drink. I don't like the way alcohol feels or tastes. On occasion I'll do it as a social thing, just to kind of go, 'Hey! I did something with you guys!'
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As a child I was very into gadgets and machines and robots. The idea of experimenting with machines to create art was always something I tinkered with.
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I think the end goal, hopefully, is to take advantage of the attention I've gotten along the way and use it for good and build some communities, and as I get older I can continue to do things and be surrounded by things that are inspirational to me.
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I love the idea of something beautiful happening, and then it being abrasively cut into. Because in a way it's similar to switching channels or surfing the web; I like people getting lulled into something and then taking them somewhere else.
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Every performance is an opportunity to have something new or to learn something new.
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Sometimes airport security people recognize me. I'll go through the whole screening process and at the end they'll go, 'Hey, man, I really like your work.' That's so cool.